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FOR MAC OS User's Guide ©1990. 1992. 1995, 1997 Claris Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Claris Corporation 5201 Patnck Henry Dnve Santa Clara, California 95054 http;//www. clans. com Claris, Clanslmpact, ClansWorks, FileMaker and ScriptMaker are trademarks of Clans Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries, and Claris Home Page is a trademark of Claris Corporation. Apple, AppleScnpt, AppleShare. AppleTalk, Geneva. HyperCard. Mac, Macintosh, Macintosh Quadra and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.. registered in the U.S. and other countries, and Finder is a trademark of Apple Computer. Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG group. Portions of this software are ©1992-1996 Novell. Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mention of third party companies and products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor recommendation. All persons and companies listed in the examples are purely fictitious, and any resemblance to existing persons and companies is purely coincidental. 5 Contents III Contents Getting help Customer support and registration XI Using Help and the user's guide together XI Using FileMaker Pro Help XII Opening FileMaker Pro Help XII Managing FileMaker Pro Help XII Using the Help contents XIII Using the Help window XIV Using the Help index XIV Using Find XVI Getting additional help XVI Using the FileMaker Pro documentation XVII Chapter 1 : FileMaker Pro basics Understanding FileMaker Pro 1-1 What's a database? 1-1 What's a FileMaker Pro database file? 1-3 Fields and field definitions 1-4 Records 1 -5 Access privileges and passwords 1-6 Using relationships in a database 1-6 Working with modes 1-7 Managing files 1-9 Creating and opening files 1-9 Closing files …